DHS detained a Columbia University student and content creator
DHS detained a Columbia University student and content creator

Department of Homeland Security agents “made misrepresentations” to gain access to a Columbia University residential building and detained a student early Thursday morning, according to a statement issued by the school. “Our understanding at this time is that the federal agents made misrepresentations to gain entry to the building to search for a ‘missing person,'” […]

X tries wooing advertisers by letting them reuse creative assets from other platforms

X has launched an expanded set of aspect ratio support for both image and video ads, so advertisers can now reuse assets they’ve created for other platforms.

YouTube’s bizarre live chat bug has been fixed — but the chat system is still fundamentally flawed

YouTube fixed a bug that meant only non-English comments on live streams would send and be delivered, but its work isn’t over yet.

Instagram now alerts parents if their teen searches for suicide or self-harm content

Parents will be informed if their teen searches for suicide or self-harm content and offered resources.

Why Punch The Viral Monkey Is Inspiring Heartfelt Music, Not Just Memes

The internet is writing original songs about Punch the viral macaque, who found comfort in a stuffed orangutan toy after his mother abandoned him at a Japanese zoo.

The 2026 Winter Olympics Were A Ratings Success. Here’s How Social Media Helped

Recently, NBC announced the entire Winter Olympics broadcast itself was pure gold, scoring over 23 million viewers on average.

Instagram comes to Google TV, if you prefer mindless doomscrolling on a giant screen

After launching on Fire TV, Instagram’s TV app is now available on Google TV in the U.S., as Meta bets that short-form video and passive scrolling belong on the biggest screen in the house.
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Discord delays its age verification plans and says ‘we’re listening’ — but it’s too little too late

The backlash on age verification plans has finally forced Discord to act, but it’s not at all what users wanted to hear.

Instagram head pressed on lengthy delay to launch teen safety features, like a nudity filter, court filing reveals

An email chain with Instagram head Adam Mosseri indicated the company was aware of teen safety issues in DMs in 2018, but didn’t launch its unwanted nudity filter until 2024.

Amazon’s AWS Debuts AI Tool That Automates Clipping Live Sports For Social Media

AWS launches Elemental Inference tools to automate finding, clipping, adding meta data and distributing vertical video highlights from live sports events.